Early Years Housekeeper

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Childcare discount 40%

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave + bank holidays

Additional leave option

24/7 virtual GP

Early access to wages

Professional development programme

Shift options: 40 hours over 5 days

Job summary

Bright Horizons Clairmont in Wilmslow is hiring an Early Years Housekeeper to maintain a clean, safe environment for children and staff. You will manage daily cleaning, laundry, and assist with additional nursery tasks as required, including meal support and equipment cleaning.

The role requires prior cleaning experience in domestic or commercial settings, Food Safety Level 2 or higher, and COSHH/health and safety knowledge, plus strong communication with colleagues, children and parents.

Qualifications

• Experience cleaning in a domestic or commercial property setting.
• Food Safety Level 2 or above required on day 1 in post.
• Knowledge of COSHH and Health and Safety requirements.
• Good communication with colleagues, children and parents.

Responsibilities

• Keep the nursery clean and safe for children, colleagues and families.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in bathrooms and nappies areas.
• Carry out daily laundry and assist with additional nursery tasks as needed.
• Support during mealtimes and cleaning of equipment.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Food Safety Level 2

COSHH knowledge

Communication skills

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons Clairmont Salary – £12.75 per hour Location – Wilmslow Are you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: “I did that.” We’re looking for an Early Years Housekeeper to join our Clairmont Nursery. Based in sought-after Wilmslow, Cheshire, Bright Horizons Clairmont is a welcoming nursery with a supportive team culture, inspiring learning environments and a strong focus on delivering exceptional care and education. Colleagues benefit from industry-leading training, career progression opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact on children’s lives every day.

Our Benefits

• £12.75 per hour
• Childcare discount of 40% for first child
• Enhanced parental leave 20 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid Christmas closure.
• Ability to also purchase additional leave*
• Pension
• Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments, early access to wages, and more
• Professional development programme access for every stage of your career, including access to a careers coach
• Shift options: 40 hours over 5 days *Subject to T&Cs

The Role

As an Early Years Housekeeper, you will keep the nursery a clean and safe environment for the children, colleagues, and families. You will maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene of the children’s bathroom and nappy change areas throughout the day, carry out daily laundry as required, and be prepared to help with additional nursery tasks where required, such as supporting over mealtimes and cleaning of equipment.

What we’re looking for

• Previous experience of cleaning within a domestic or commercial property
• Food Safety CIEH L2 or above (or equivalent) – this must be passed on day 1 in post
• Sound knowledge of COSHH and Health and Safety requirements
• Great communication skills, with colleagues, children, and parents

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.

Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.

At Bright Horizons, our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world-class care and education, delivered by a world-class workforce.

We believe our people’s potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible. Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years.

We care passionately about what we do, and our HEART values and principles help us support one another in the work that we do each day. These are quite literally at the HEART of our organisation’s ethos and culture as it helps us to provide a working environment that supports professionalism, growth and diversity. We are passionate about our people’s ongoing learning and development.

Our learning and leading with HEART framework supports each Bright Horizons colleague on the first steps of their leadership journey, whether that includes our ‘World-Class Welcome’ induction or our extensive ongoing training programme. Either way we want you to feel valued and invested in!

Celebrating in the accomplishments of our people is an essential part of our culture. We believe in the power of “thank you” and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation for employees at all levels. We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people, including our very popular “employee appreciation month”. This is a chance for everyone to share their gratitude to one another, across the whole company. Whether it is a “thank you” placed on our website, a chocolate pizza, team lunch or an ice cream van visit, it is our way of showing each other we care and appreciate everything we do. Each year, we have our annual 'Awards of Excellence' events; whether you are an award winner or cheering on a fellow team member, these formal award occasions are opportunities to come together and celebrate one another.

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